Linares CLB, Linares CLP, Hoyo AY, Linares CA

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the onset of alcohol and cigarette smoking in adolescence today represents a growing health problem worldwide.
Objective: to characterize the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes in adolescents at Ormani Arenado school during the year 2016.
Methods: a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study was carried out at Ormani Arenado school in Pinar del Rio during 2016. The target group was comprised of 997 adolescents; a sample of 507 was randomly conformed achieving the inclusion criteria. Data were obtained through surveys; the ethical principles were respected.
Results: male sex (64,89%) and the group of more than 16 years of age (40,04%) predominated, with a mean age of 15,73 years. The mean age at onset of alcohol and cigarette consumption was 12,78 (SD = 2,3) and 14,25 (SD = 1.5) respectively. Low alcohol consumption (57,79%) as well as frequent cigarette users (34,91%). Among the psychosocial factors found were inadequate father-child communication, the difficulty of resisting group pressures and the ease of access of these substances.
Conclusion: alcohol consumption predominated, although it was not the case with smoking, because of the prematurity of its beginning with respect the consumption of these substances and the influence of certain psychosocial factors on its manifestation.